NTSB investigations, 2018
203 cases where NTSB found Aircraft systems.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 286 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 222 |
| 2010 | 215 |
| 2011 | 232 |
| 2012 | 239 |
| 2013 | 198 |
| 2014 | 174 |
| 2015 | 178 |
| 2016 | 195 |
| 2017 | 193 |
| 2018 | 203 |
| 2019 | 196 |
| 2020 | 163 |
| 2021 | 181 |
| 2022 | 171 |
| 2023 | 200 |
| 2024 | 200 |
| 2025 | 133 |
| 2026 | 54 |
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2018
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '0102'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2018 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '0102')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN19LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV 6 · Watkins, COThe pilot’s failure to apply adequate torque to a fuel line during recent maintenance, which allowed the line to loosen in flight and fuel to enter the hot engine compartment and resulted in an in-flight fire that consumed the airplane.NTSB ERA19LA074Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond DA20 · McCormick, SCA partial loss of engine power due to debris obstructing the metering plug orifice in the throttle and metering unit.NTSB WPR19FA042Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Aberdeen, IDThe pilot's diverted attention during the takeoff climb due to a loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack and subsequent stall/spin.NTSB CEN19LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Beaumont, KSThe right brake being locked during the landing roll on the turf runway for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations, which resulted in a noseover.NTSB GAA19CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent overapplication of left rudder, which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway.NTSB CEN19FA035Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Marion, INThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of the left engine power shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the loss of left…NTSB GAA19CA085Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to remove the gust lock before flight, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to rotate and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the preflight checklist.NTSB GAA19CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Benson, AZThe pilot's overcorrection during the landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA19TA067Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportBeech A36 · Summerland Key, FLThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, resulting in a landing gear collapse.NTSB ERA19LA055Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · North Myrtle Beach, SCThe failure of the right brake while taxiing after landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a parked airplane.NTSB GAA19CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJabiru J230-SP · Center, TXThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA19FA049Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportLancair Legacy RG · Gainesville, GAThe pilots’ failure to execute a go-around when the nighttime autopilot-coupled approach became unstable, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot and…NTSB CEN19FA029Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 55 · Liberal, KSThe pilot's improper decision to fly in an area where moderate icing conditions were forecasted in an airplane that was not certified for such conditions, and in the effort to get out of the icing conditions, his decision to fly below the minimum descent…NTSB WPR19FA022Accident · 4 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA28 · Guthrie Center, IAPilot incapacitation due to carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of an undetected crack in an engine exhaust muffler, which permitted entry of exhaust gasses into the cabin via the cabin heat system.NTSB CEN19FA024Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 206 · Uvalde, TXThe pilot's controlled flight into terrain during night visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot improper decision to inhibit the helicopter's terrain warning systems and flight at low altitude.NTSB GAA19CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A1 · Red Creek, AZThe pilot's improper brake application during landing on a soft, dirt airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 55 · Gainesville, FLThe pilot's inadvertent landing gear retraction during the landing roll, which resulted in a canted left main landing gear and the wing dragging during the subsequent landing following a go-around.NTSB ERA19LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Elba, ALA leak in the pitot-static system for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in an airspeed indication error, an aborted takeoff, and a subsequent runway overrun.NTSB ERA19LA030Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Simsbury, CTMaintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the wheel brake system during the airplane's most recent 100-hour inspection, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot's inability to control the airplane during the landing.NTSB CEN19CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Hobbs, NMThe pilot's incorrect altimeter setting during the night visual approach, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain.NTSB WPR19LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Burns, ORThe failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking of a bolt that initiated at a corrosion pit, which formed in the absence of a required protective cadmium coating.NTSB GAA19CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStoddard Hamilton Glasair II · Laramie, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper pitch attitude during landing at night, which resulted in a porpoised landing.NTSB CEN19LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRotorway 162 · Passaic, MOThe electrical short in the main rotor rpm indicating unit which provided an inaccurate indication to the student pilot and resulted in substantial damage during the precautionary autorotation.NTSB CEN19LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Houston, TXThe pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on approach and subsequent forced landing into a creek.NTSB ERA19LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Parker, COA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor icing, and the pilot's failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB GAA19CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportZenith CH601 · Junction City, KSThe pilot's failure to secure the canopy latch before takeoff, which resulted in the canopy opening in flight and the subsequent loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA19CA032Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Madras, ORThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an attempted go-around and subsequent pitchdown and impact with the runway.NTSB GAA19CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Denver, COThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB ERA19LA014Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHargrove Hummel Ultra Cruiser · Zephyrhills, FLThe pilot's failure to activate the airplane’s auxiliary fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the impairing effects of the pilot’s medication on his performance.NTSB ERA19LA012Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA34 · Westhampton Beach, NYThe instructor's decision to conduct and continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions with a known flight instrument anomaly, which resulted in spatial disorientation, causing a loss of airplane control and subsequent…NTSB CEN19LA002Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Midland, TXThe loss of engine power due to excessive fuel flow.NTSB GAA19CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Marina, CAThe pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Stockton, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA19CA011Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 55 · San Antonio, TXThe pilot's improper takeoff trim setting and failure to properly secure his seatbelt, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the Before Takeoff checklist.NTSB GAA19CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177RG · Albermarle, NCThe pilot's improper decision to attempt a gear-up glide to the runway and his subsequent failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use a checklist before landing.NTSB GAA19CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Winder, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night after an electrical failure, which resulted in the airplane striking runway lights.NTSB WPR18LA278Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHoward DGA 15P · Kernville, CAA total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation.NTSB ANC18LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA18 · Delta Junction, AKThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at low power settings in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ERA18LA268Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond DA20 · Sebring, FLThe inability of the pilot of the Piper and the student pilot and flight instructor of the Diamond to see and avoid the other airplane. Contributing to the collision was the Piper pilot’s failure to use the correct common traffic advisory frequency to…NTSB ERA18FA264Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDassault Falcon 50 · Greenville, SCThe operator's decision to allow a flight in an airplane with known, unresolved maintenance discrepancies, and the flight crew's failure to properly configure the airplane in a way that would have allowed the emergency or parking brake systems to stop the…NTSB WPR18LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSmith AEROSTAR601 · Heber, UTA recent hard landing resulted in a fracture of a joint from a cylinder to a main landing gear.NTSB ERA18TA263Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportZenith CH 750 · DeLeon Springs, FLThe pilot's operation of the airplane with the alternator switch in the off position, which allowed the selected battery to discharge and resulted in an ignition system failure and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA18LA258Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Georgetown, SCA loss of directional control during landing due to overstress failure of the left seat’s left rudder pedal arm clevis, which occurred as a result of manufacturing defects.NTSB WPR18LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20J · Kapolei, HILoss of engine power due to water in the fuel lines.NTSB CEN18FA384Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Festus, MOA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to initiate and continue the…NTSB GAA18CA565Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDe Havilland DHC 2 · Igiugig, AKThe pilot’s selection of an empty fuel tank for takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA18TA255Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCalvin Nate H Velocity STD RG E · Kingsport, TNThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, which resulted in a partial loss of power and an aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR18LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210 · San Luis Obispo, CAThe failure of the landing gear extension motor due to wear, which resulted in the right main landing gear not fully extending and locking into place during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that all three landing gear…NTSB ERA18LA270Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M7 · Floresville, TXThe separation of the left inboard main landing gear (MLG) attachment bolt due to insufficient torque, which resulted in the collapse of the left MLG.NTSB GAA18CA545Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Mason City, IAThe pilot’s improper hand propping procedure, which resulted in a runaway airplane and subsequent impact with a hangar.